After Wu Lei finished collecting materials from the Flame King Dragon, he exited the game.
The moment he took off the virtual reality device, he let out a sigh of relief, gazing at the screen, his brows relaxed, no longer able to hide his excitement, and he enthusiastically pumped his fist.
Finally, another one down.
It was only then that he realized his battle had once again attracted a large crowd of players behind him.
He was excited, and the other players were even more excited than him, their praises and compliments never-ending, as they all gave him a thumbs up.
"Lord Wu, awesome, truly awesome!"
"Yeah, this is too amazing!"
"It feels like there's no pressure at all, completely effortless!"
"He's got the boss's vibe!"
Wu Lei was already beaming with joy, a smug expression on his face, just about to brag a little.
But then Ouyang Qing suddenly leaned over and asked suspiciously, "Old Wu, have you mastered some special method to clear the game?"
"No, you're thinking too much!"
Wu Lei's eyelids twitched slightly, and he said nonchalantly, "Ouyang, have you guys beaten the Steel Dragon yet? If you don't hurry, I'm going to clear the game!"
Ouyang Qing pouted, "Almost!"
However, even though she said that, in reality, they felt like they were still quite a bit off, and it would probably take them a while to clear it.
She hadn't expected Wu Lei to have already defeated a second Ancient Dragon, widening the gap in their game progress, which made Ouyang Qing a bit anxious.
"Wu Lei was clearly progressing slowly like us before, so how did he change so much all of a sudden?"
Ouyang Qing had just asked casually, but at this moment, she genuinely felt a bit puzzled.
She didn't find it strange that Wu Lei could defeat the Steel Dragon, as he had been fighting it for a long time, but the Flame King Dragon was too fast! He had only started fighting it today, so how could he have defeated it so easily?
"No, something's not right!" Ouyang Qing felt something was fishy.
It was then that she remembered that when she arrived at the Internet Cafe this morning, Wu Lei had rushed to the counter. At that time, Ouyang Qing had only thought Wu Lei went to ask the boss for advice, but now that she thought about it...
"Could it be that the boss taught him some special game techniques?"
"No, I have to go ask!"
Thinking of this, Ouyang Qing walked straight towards the counter.
At this time, some players were asking Su Ran for advice.
There were quite a few people, so if she had to wait in line, it would indeed take a while.
But Ouyang Qing couldn't wait any longer.
As soon as Su Ran finished guiding a player, she couldn't help but squeeze forward.
Many people saw her cut in line and were about to speak up to stop her, when they heard Ouyang Qing speak first.
"Boss, did you teach Old Wu some quick game clearing techniques?"
Su Ran glanced at Ouyang Qing and nodded, "If game guides count, then probably!"
"Game guides?"
Ouyang Qing, seeing that it seemed to be as she had thought, showed a look of surprise and eagerly asked, "What are game guides?"
Not only her, but even the players nearby who were unhappy about Ouyang Qing cutting in line became interested when they heard this, their faces full of curiosity.
Su Ran then began to explain, "These game guides are..."
As they listened, everyone finally understood that these game guides seemed to be another form of guidance.
But it seemed to be particularly effective?
Ouyang Qing couldn't help but ask in surprise, "So, does that mean that as long as you read these game guides, any problem you encounter in the game can be directly solved?"
"Of course not. Game guides only make it easier for you to remember and understand, allowing you to improve your game skills faster, but they don't directly play for you!"
Su Ran shook his head, "Just like Wu Lei, even with the game guides, he didn't clear it in one go. It still took him almost half a day to fully grasp it before he managed to clear it!"
"But half a day is fast enough! I feel like I might not even be able to clear it in a few days!"
"Yeah, I knew something was up with how strong Lord Wu has become these past two days! Turns out he got game guides from the boss!"
"These game guides seem extraordinary. I'm currently stuck in monster hunter and can't get past it, which is why I planned to play Stardew Valley. It seems I'll need a copy too!"
"Boss, give me a copy of the game guide too!"
"Boss, I have several questions here that I've been asking for a long time and still don't understand. I also need a game guide!"
At this moment, many players' eyes were burning with eagerness as they asked Su Ran for game guides.
"Oh, I forgot to mention!"
Su Ran reminded them, "Game guides are not free. You need to buy them, and they're quite expensive!"
"It's just money, boss. Just tell me how much!"
"2000 gold per question!"
"Oh, only 2000... Huh? How much did you say?"
Many players initially didn't care, but after hearing the actual price, they were stunned for a moment, then collectively gasped.
"Hiss, this price..."
The prices for buying and playing games at the Internet Cafe were all within their acceptable range. They thought that even if buying a guide was expensive, it wouldn't be *that* expensive, but now they were shocked by this price.
It wasn't that they all couldn't afford 2000 gold, but the key was that this was the price for just one question.
Many players had more than one question they wanted to ask, and they would definitely need to ask more in the future when playing, so it would become a bit too expensive.
This was still for those with money, and those without money were even more frustrated.
"Boss, the price you're asking is too expensive. Make it cheaper!"
"Exactly, this price is unreasonable. I was planning to buy several guides, but now I can't even afford one!"
"Yeah, boss, how are players like us who don't have much money supposed to play games properly in the future?"
Su Ran shrugged helplessly, "There's nothing I can do about this. After all, my game guides also have a cost!"
"However, for these game guides, I suggest you only buy them when you encounter problems that you absolutely cannot solve. For general problems, you can just ask me like you are now, and I will still answer them!"
Su Ran had already thought it through: game guides would be used to solve problems that players found particularly difficult to understand, while general guidance would solve simpler, basic problems.
"Oh, I see, that's good!"
Upon hearing this, the players finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They were afraid that they would have to pay for any questions they asked Su Ran in the future. Since they could still ask the boss for guidance, they could still accept it, even if the effect might be slightly worse, but what could they do when they didn't have that much money?
But then they saw Ouyang Qing eagerly pull out several gold notes and slap them on the counter, shouting, "Boss, give me three Ancient Dragon guides first!"
Immediately after, some players nearby also followed suit, "Boss, I want to buy a guide too!"
"Me too!"
In a blink of an eye, several players had already appeared who wanted to buy game guides.